We are looking for a new colleague to join Lanarkshire Carers as a Centre Service Worker.

You will be the first point of contact for carers accessing our organisation for information, advice and support. The position is full time, 35 hours per week, worked flexibly to include occasional evenings and weekends, however part-time hours may also be considered for the right candidate.

The post is Lanarkshire Carers Salary Grade 1, SCP 3-4, £23,960 - £24,559

If you have business administration, reception and conversation skills then please review the job description to find out if your skills set will suit this opportunity. You can also have look at our website that provides a good overview of our work, job roles and why Lanarkshire Carers is a great place to work. Our staff team, many of whom are carers themselves, are committed to making caring a positive experience.

Staff values and benefits

Lanarkshire Carers works flexibly and is a carer positive employer. A workplace pension scheme is available along with group life and critical illness cover and many other benefits. Lanarkshire Carers is an equal opportunities employer and all applicants for posts receive equal treatment irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, and age.

PVG

Posts are subject to successful PVG application.

Our Workstyles

Post holders will be based between our Carers Centres in Hamilton and Airdrie, and localities throughout Lanarkshire. Working from home/hybrid working may also be required however this post will mainly work from Lanarkshire Carers Centre: Hamilton. All staff may work at activities and event on an outreach basis in community, health and social care venues across Lanarkshire.

Carers of East Lothian is the local organisation supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, recently gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have recently secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian for an initial two-year period and a total period of up to six years, to 2031. We are a Carer Positive Exemplary employer, as well as being Disability Confident Committed and a Living Wage employer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide one-to-one support to carers during hospital stays and after discharge.

• Attend ward huddles and multidisciplinary meetings to advocate for carer involvement.

• Help carers prepare for family meetings and challenge decisions where appropriate.

• Support carers to access Adult Carer Support Plans (ACSPs), funding, training, and peer support.

• Promote best practice in carer engagement across hospital and community settings.

• Build strong relationships across East, Mid, West Lothian and Edinburgh.

• Contribute to service development, monitoring and evaluation.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in person-centred support, advocacy, or community development.

• Knowledge of NHS ward settings and community care systems.

• Excellent communication, listening and organisational skills.

• Confidence working independently and collaboratively.

• Commitment to equality, confidentiality and carer empowerment.

Glasgow East End Community Carers are looking for an experienced person to work with our support team in providing advocacy support to unpaid carers.

We have a large group of parent carers who have children with autism, and they often have to deal with school head teachers, teachers and other support staff in making sure their child receives the appropriate support in school.

Parents often find it difficult to deal with these situations by themselves and we are looking for someone with advocacy experience to come alongside them and enable them to make their case and get the best possible outcome for their child.

We also work with other carers, some who are older who also need support in dealing with the Health Service, Social Work, Housing Associations etc.

The role will also include working as part of our team in supporting unpaid cares with the challenges of their role in caring for a loved one. This includes information and advice, support with benefits, working with peer support groups, emotional support and training.

If you are passionate about making sure people’s voices are heard we would like to hear from you.

Shared Care Scotland is an innovative national charity, based in Dunfermline, working to support Scotland’s unpaid carers to access short breaks.

We are delighted to be recruiting a Policy Officer who will play a key role in taking our mission forward. The postholder will identify, document, and share evidence-based practices, influence policy, and support stakeholder engagement across Scotland.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Policy Officer to join our organisation. If you are experienced in influencing policy, creating and sharing learning content, self-motivated and keen to develop your knowledge of the health and social care sector then we’d love to hear from you.

For the right candidate, this is an exciting opportunity to work with our dedicated team and network of partners to deliver on a range of activities that can improve the lives of unpaid carers in Scotland.

In return we offer a supportive, collaborative team environment with excellent terms and conditions.